melancholy
Example Sentences
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And yet for all this success, a persistent melancholy stalked the writer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
He scored a Top 20 hit in 2012 with the melancholy single Overload.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026
That’s partly the point, but hopefully, they’ll soon be swept away by the movie’s melancholy undertow.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025
Further, the juxtaposition of the idealized Norman Rockwellesque holiday feast brought to mind by the image’s Christmas decor and the reality of the restaurant’s affordable but less heartfelt meal introduces a melancholy air.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
Lydia’s going to Brighton was all that consoled her for her melancholy conviction of her husband’s never intending to go there himself.
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
